Rachael Maskell

MP since 7 May 2015

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Rachael Maskell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for York Central, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1995

Votes Cast

£256,869

Expenses 2024-25

19,154

Majority

56.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£256,869

Staffing£231,094
Office£23,052
Travel£2,554
Other£170

Year-on-Year

2024-25£256,869
2023-24£249,893
2022-23£249,587
2021-22£219,709
2020-21£204,040
2019-20£153,926
2018-19£157,135
2017-18£155,791
2016-17£150,566
2015-16£105,957

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,323 voters

Labour
24,537 votes56.6%
Conservative
5,383 votes12.4%
Green Party
5,185 votes12.0%
Reform UK
4,721 votes10.9%
Liberal Democrat
3,051 votes7.0%
Independent
133 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

707

Written Questions

40

Oral Questions

336

Debates Spoken In

441

Speeches

539

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1995 votes — page 16 of 80

3 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

2 NO

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 24 Apr 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Opposition Day

3 votes · 23 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 1 Apr 2025

3 NO

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 31 Mar 2025

4 AYE

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(2)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

University and College Union

£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.

£25,187
Name of donor
University and College Union
Address of donor
University and College Union, Carlow Street, London, NW1 7LH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.
Donor status
trade union

Registered 22 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 7 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachael in Parliament

Public Transport: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Rail Delivery Group, Network Rail and British Transport Police on the potential merits of a standalone offence of ass

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Dec 2025

Malnutrition: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of patient safety risks, including those relating to malnutrition, among people with severe and very severe ME/CFS

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Dec 2025

Adoption and Kinship Care: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October to Question 78154, how much of the £500 million allocated to local authorities for Family Help services is being alloc

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Dec 2025

Family Hubs: Adoption and Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure family hubs are accessible for adoptive and kinship families.

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Dec 2025

Speech and Language Therapy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are being undertaken to recruit speech and language therapists.

AnsweredDepartment for Education28 Nov 2025

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assess the impact of the April 2025 changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, including (a) the

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Nov 2025

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 67594 on Adoption Support Fund, whether the equalities impact assessment was drafted prior to the date o

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Nov 2025

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the eligibility criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) in 2026-27; whether her Department will

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Nov 2025

Adoption and Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 78154 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, what steps she has taken to ensure (a) adopt

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Nov 2025

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to co-produce policy changes to mobility allowances.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions21 Oct 2025
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